More than 5000 people are expected to converge on Cottesloe Beach on Saturday, alongside rallies in other locations across Australia and New Zealand, to protest the West Australian government shark kill policy.

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Protest organiser Natalie Banks said while drum lines had been deployed in South West waters, they were yet to be set off metropolitan beaches and she was hopeful that "people power" could "make a difference."

"We want to put pressure on the government to reverse or rework the policy," she said.

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While more than 6000 people have RSVPd to attend the event via Facebook, organisers are predicting about 5000 to turn out.

Ms Banks she had been working with police and the local government to ensure they were aware the event would be taking place and said security guards had been organised for the event "as a back up."

"There are rumours of pro-cull people coming to the event and while we have no issue with them having a platform, we'd rather it was not at our event."

A police spokeswoman said police officers will be present to monitor crowds, maintain law and order and assist where necessary with traffic management as was "standard police response to all protests or large gatherings".

A spokesman for one of a number of Facebook pages set up in support of the state government's policy told Fairfax Media he was not aware of any plans for supporters to attend the rally.

"This is their right to voice opinions at a rally they have organised," the administrator of Shark Cull Support Page said.

Late last year the WA government announced it would hire contractors to set baited drum lines one kilometre off sections of the state's coast to catch large sharks.

This followed a string of fatal attacks in WA waters in recent years.

As part of the policy, so far implemented off a number of beaches near Dunsborough, any great white shark, tiger shark or bull shark longer than three metres caught on drum lines will be shot.

A commercial fisherman is contracted to carry out the work in the South West and following threats to potential contractors, Department of Fisheries officer will carry out the work in the metropolitan area.

One shark has been killed as a result of the policy.

A number of Facebook pages have been created both in support and against the policy.

Facebook pages in support of the policy

Page: Shark cull support page - 64 Likes

Description: We provide the facts about the WA shark cull that the mainstream media refuse to tell you.

Page: Cull the Great Whites of the WA coast - 2646 Likes

Description: Your mate could be next...

Facebook pages against the policy

Page: No Great White Cull in WA - 71,011 Likes

Description: Building People Power to protect WA's Great White sharks.

Page: Stop the Shark Cull in Australian Waters- 4772 Likes

Description: Say no to the culling of sharks not just in Australian waters but all around the world, dolphins and whales included.

Group: #noWAsharkcull - 2829 members

Description: A group set up to facilitate public discussion, organize protests and coordinate public opposition to the Barnett Government's proposed use of baited lines to manage the risk of shark bite incidents in the waters of the state's Southwest and the Perth Metropolitan regions.